Hitachi Consulting Honored by AT&T with 2013 Supplier Sustainability Award

DALLAS, Feb. 18, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Hitachi Consulting, a subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd (TSE: 6501) and a leading provider of IT consulting and management consulting solutions and services, today announced that its commitment to help AT&T minimize its environmental impact over the past year has earned the Dallas-based company recognition as a 2013 AT&T Supplier Sustainability Award winner. The award recognizes suppliers for their support of affiliates of AT&T*, one of the world's leading data, voice, wireless and Internet service providers.

"The suppliers honored with the AT&T Supplier Sustainability Award help make AT&T's sustainability programs possible with their innovative technologies and expertise," said Tim Harden, president of AT&T Supply Chain and Fleet Operations. "We're very pleased to recognize their contributions to sustainability at AT&T and around the country."

Hitachi Consulting was one of only six suppliers to receive the 2013 AT&T Sustainability Supplier Award for outstanding contributions that supported AT&T's supplier sustainability efforts during the past year.

"We are honored to receive this meaningful award from AT&T. Sustainability has always been a cornerstone of our global capabilities and a key theme to Hitachi Ltd.'s Social Innovation strategy," said Michael McNabb, Senior Vice President, Hitachi Consulting.

"Through our innovative technologies and consulting services, we are helping clients reduce their environmental impact and realize significant cost savings," said Joel Hurley, Vice President of Consulting Services, Hitachi Consulting. "We thank AT&T for bestowing this recognition on Hitachi Consulting and look forward to continuing our important work together." 

*AT&T products and services are provided or offered by subsidiaries and affiliates of AT&T Inc. under the AT&T brand and not by AT&T Inc.

About Hitachi Consulting Corporation
Hitachi Consulting is the global management consulting and IT services business of Hitachi Ltd., a global technology leader and a catalyst of sustainable societal change. In that same spirit — and building on its technology heritage — Hitachi Consulting is a catalyst for positive business change, propelling companies ahead by enabling superior operational performance. Working within their existing processes and focusing on targeted functional challenges, we help our clients respond to dynamic global change with insight and agility. Our unique approach delivers measurable, sustainable business results and a better consulting experience. For more information visit: www.hitachiconsulting.com

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About Hitachi, Ltd.
Hitachi, Ltd., (TSE: 6501), headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is a leading global electronics company with approximately 326,000 employees worldwide. The company's consolidated revenues for fiscal 2012 (ended March 31, 2013) totaled 9,041 billion yen ($96.1 billion). Hitachi is focusing more than ever on the Social Innovation Business, which includes infrastructure systems, information & telecommunication systems, power systems, construction machinery, high functional material & components, automotive systems and others. For more information on Hitachi, please visit the company's website at http://www.hitachi.com.

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